In the last hours, it became known that Cristina Kirchner was diagnosed with coronavirus, for which she was forced to suspend her participation in the Puebla Group meeting that was scheduled for next Monday, December 12.
That day was to be the first public reappearance of Cristina Kirchnerafter knowing the sentence for the Cause of Traffic. the vice presidentwho is currently in El Calafate remains in good health, despite having tested positive for covid-19.
From the Puebla Group they reported that, due to the health situation of Cristina Kirchner, the act that will be carried out under the slogan “Popular will and democracy. From the military party to the judicial party, threats to democracy” will be held next Monday, December 19.
“The meeting of the Puebla Group ‘Popular will and democracy. From the military party to the judicial party, threats to democracy’, whose realization was scheduled for next December 12, is postponed to the 19th of the same month“, the organization reported.
In the event, the participation of President Alberto Fernández was also planned, in order to support the vice president and reject “the political-judicial persecution of which she has been a victim,” as Grupo de Puebla had announced in a statement.
Additionally, different political, union and social sectors had organized a rally around the Kirchner Cultural Center (CCK), the place where the act would take place, which was also postponed.
The Puebla Group is a political and academic forum of the left in Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal, which expressed its solidarity with the president of the Senate, after learning of the court ruling against her.
What’s next for Cristina Kirchner after the sentences
Last Tuesday, the Federal Oral Court No. 2 determined that the former president he was guilty of the crime of fraudulent administration to the detriment of the public administration. In that framework, she was sentenced to six years in prison and disqualified for life from holding public office.
However, the vice president will not go to prison for having privileges (parliamentary immunity). Additionally, the sentence may be appealed before it becomes final, which would allow the president to run for any position in the next elections, but she stated that she will not.
